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Valentine's Day circular withdrawn by Maharashtra government
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Valentine's Day circular withdrawn by Maharashtra government
Valentine's Day circular withdrawn by Maharashtra government
Valentine's Day circular withdrawn by Maharashtra government
UPDATED : ஜன 01, 1970 05:30 AM
ADDED : பிப் 14, 2015 12:00 AM
Mumbai: A circular issued by the Satara District Education Officer (Primary) asking all schools and colleges to celebrate Valentine's Day by getting all students to express love for their mothers, was withdrawn after directives from the Mantralaya's Education Department.
Satara District Education Officer (Primary) Pravin Ahire told that the circular was issued on February 11 after a directive by Satara Zilla Parishad President Manikrao Sonwalkar, who was informed by former Satara Zilla Parishad CEO Shyam Deshpande, about how he had started such a unique initiative in Jalna a few years ago.
"Since Valentine's Day is meant to express love, the idea was to express it to mothers. All educational institutions were directed to make students recite a well known Marathi poem dedicated to love for their mothers called Hambrun Vasar Aale Chaat-ti Jawa Gai," Ahire said.
However, the circular has now been withdrawn due to "technical" reasons, he said.
"The circular was issued before it received prior permission from the Maharashtra state education department. The circular was also not passed during the general body meeting," the official said.
The February 11 circular was sent to hundreds of public as well as private primary schools and around 25 colleges in Satara district, asking them to celebrate Valentine's Day "with a difference", by dedicating it to mothers of their students.
All educational institutions in Satara were also directed by the February 11 circular to make their students recite a well known Marathi poem called 'Hambrun Vasar Aale Chaat-ti Jawa Gai', dedicated to love for their mothers.
The circular also instructed them to click photographs of such Valentine's Day celebrations expressing love for their mothers and submit these to the District Education Officer.
The circular which has been withdrawn also said that there were instances of boycott or opposition to Valentine's Day and hence this new initiative was meant to prevent any "anti-social" or "violent" incidents.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Education and Culture Minister Vinod Tawde described the move to issue such a circular as "wrong".
"Though the district administration's intention was good, it cannot be given a legal perspective. The circular should first go to the Education Commissioner," Tawde said.
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